Energy

California is suing the Environmental Protection Agency after EPA Director Scott Pruitt moved to roll back fuel efficiency standards. California, known for having the most aggressive standards and the biggest market for cars sold, responded by suing the EPA. California was joined by 16 other states and Washington DC. The Environmental Protection Agency is being…

The New York Times pinned an article on wind energy to its front page for an entire day. Not a report on Trump tweets, not analysis on the latest Trump administration scandal, not any of the other news that’s fit to print. For one day, readers had exposure to how wind turbine technology is evolving.

Offshore drilling may be open for business. But first, the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is collecting public comments as part of the requirements prior to opening American coastlines for oil leases. You can leave a comment until March 9th. Public comments are supposed to be integrated to the process…

2018 started with a grand plan to open up the coastlines of the United States to oil drilling. The Interior Department released a plan to approve leases. But cracks emerged almost immediately. We are going to look at how South Carolina has become opposed to Trump’s offshore drilling plans. Florida was given an exemption under…

On Wednesday, California moved to defy the White House by blocking offshore drilling. The state used multiple levers to pit itself against the federal government. In doing so, they also provided a guide to other states on how to push back on fossil fuel development. This is significant because clean energy’s inevitable rise will disrupt…

The renewable energy industry has been one of the fastest growing energy sector in the United States. The sector employs around 260,000 people in the US and has seen average growth of around 20% for the past several years. So why did the White House throw a wrench in its gears? What trade case? Suniva…